In memory of Miquel Grau Cester

Director of producer and founding partner of Grau Luminotecnia, Miquel Grau Céster has said goodbye to a life entirely dedicated to cinema and the arts, working on almost fifty films.

A few days ago, Miquel Grau Cester, one of the most notable professionals in our cinema and founding partner of one of the most established service companies in the industry, left us: Grau Luminotecnia.

Born on May 14, 1923, Grau was a production director for almost three decades. Between his first feature film Living Upside Down (1943) and his last A Summer to Kill (1971), he participated in the production of almost fifty titles.

After his time in cinema, Grau continued in the world of the arts. His friend and film set designer convinced him to direct the Barcelona Wax Museum, inaugurated in 1973.

Ending his career, in 1984, he founded the company Grau Luminotecnia dedicated to the marketing of lighting and accessories. When he retired from the Wax Museum he began to dedicate himself fully to this family business until he retired at 82 years of age.

Grau Cester: three decades delivered to the cinema

• 1943 – “Living backwards” by Emisora ​​Films; Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1943 – “End of Course” by Emisora ​​Films; Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1944 – “Head of Iron” by Emisora ​​Films; Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1944 – “Neither poor nor rich, but quite the opposite” by Emisora ​​Films; Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1944 – “A shadow in the window” by Emisora ​​Films; Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1944 – “White Turban” (Estudios Diagonal) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1944 – “Men without honor” (Estudios Diagonal) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1945 – “Guilty!” (Orphea Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1945 – “The Obstacle” (Orphea Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1946 – “Squall of Jealousy” (Kinefón Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1946 – “That old mill” (Kinefón Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1947 – “Symphony of the Home” (Kinefón Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1947 – “The Gray Angel” (Kinefón Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1947 – “Night without sky” (Kinefón Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1948 – “The Bruch Drum” (Orphea Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1948 – “Mortal Song” (Orphea Studios) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1948 – “The Man of the World” (Trilla Studies) Director, Ignacio F. Iquino

• 1948 – “In a corner of Spain” (Trilla Studios) Director, Jerónimo Mihura

• 1949 – “His heart woke up” (Trilla Studios) Director, Jerónimo Mihura

• 1949 – “Pact of Silence” (Trilla Studios) Director, Antonio Román

• 1949 – “My adored Juan” (Trilla Studios) Director, Jerónimo Mihura

• 1950 – “A Difficult Bachelor” (Trilla Studios) Director, Manuel Tamayo

• 1950 – “The Buried Fountain” (Trilla Studios) Director, Antonio Román

• 1950 – “El señorito Octavio” (Estudios Trilla) Director, Jerónimo Mihura

• 1950 – “El pasado amenaza” (Estudios Trilla) Director, Antonio Román

• 1950 – “Apartado de correos 1001” (Estudios Trilla) Director, Julio Salvador

• 1951 – “Me quiero casar contigo” (Estudios Trilla) Director, Jerónimo Mihura

• 1951 – “La forastera” (Estudios Trilla) Director, Antonio Román

• 1951 – “Duda” (Estudios Trilla) Director, Julio Salvador

• 1960 – “Mi mujer me gusta más” (Estudios Orphea) Director, Antonio Román

• 1961 – “Los atracadores” (Estudios Orphea) Director, Francisco Rovira Beleta

• 1961 – “The Crows” (Orphea Studios) Director, Juli Coll

• 1962 – “The daughters of the Cid” by V.M. Torruella PC; Director, Miquel Iglesias

• 1963 – “Los Tarantos” (Estudios Iquino) by TECISA-Films R.B.; Director, Francisco Rovira Beleta

• 1963 – “The Womanizer” by Este Films; Director, Paco Pérez-Dolz

• 1964 – “Jandro” (CEA Studios) by Asturias Films; Director, Juli Coll

• 1964 – “After the Great Robbery” by Isasi PC; Director, Miquel Iglesias

• 1965 – “Istanbul 65” (Balcazar Studios) by Isasi PC; Director, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

• 1965 – “The Lady of the Dawn” by Films R.B.; Director, Francisco Rovira Beleta

• 1967 – “El amor brujo” by Films R.B.; Director, Francisco Rovira Beleta

• 1968 – “The baldiri of the coast” by Isasi PC; Director, Josep Ma´ Font Espina

• 1968 – “Las Vegas 500 million” by Isasi PC; Director, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

• 1969 – “The Lawyer, the Battle and the Notary” by Diagonal Films; Director, Josep Ma´ Font Espina

• 1970 – “Helena and Fernanda” by Diagonal Films; Director, Julio Diamante

• 1971 – “A Summer to Kill” by Isasi PC; Director, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi